According to @EmberCN, rolling trader James Wynn compounded floating PnL from a $10,000 starting balance to $940,000 (93x) by running high-leverage longs on BTC and PEPE during the recent rebound, highlighting aggressive rolling-compounding mechanics for derivatives traders. Source: @EmberCN on X https://twitter.com/EmberCN/status/2009072760186917373; Hyperdash trader page https://legacy.hyperdash.com/zh-CN/trader/0x5078c2fbea2b2ad61bc840bc023e35fce56bedb6. @EmberCN reports the strategy kept liquidation levels close to spot due to consistently elevated leverage, so a modest BTC retracement last night triggered liquidation on the position. Source: @EmberCN on X https://twitter.com/EmberCN/status/2009072760186917373. Post-liquidation, reported profit shrank from $940,000 to $160,000, underscoring extreme drawdown risk in high-leverage rolling structures amid BTC volatility. Source: @EmberCN on X https://twitter.com/EmberCN/status/2009072760186917373; Hyperdash trader page https://legacy.hyperdash.com/zh-CN/trader/0x5078c2fbea2b2ad61bc840bc023e35fce56bedb6. For traders in BTC and PEPE perpetuals, the case evidences how small pullbacks can erase large floating gains when liquidation prices are near spot, making risk controls and position sizing critical. Source: @EmberCN on X https://twitter.com/EmberCN/status/2009072760186917373.

According to @EmberCN, the address linked to @AguilaTrades was liquidated around 2:00 a.m., leaving roughly 30,000 dollars remaining, signaling a complete wipeout of capital for that account style, source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 15, 2025. The post adds that multiple whale traders using similar tactics—starting leverage around 20x and frequent position rolling—have now been fully wiped out, source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 15, 2025. It further reports that @JamesWynnReal had about 87 million dollars in profit by late May but later gave it all back and is now down approximately 21.77 million dollars of principal, source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 15, 2025. The update highlights elevated liquidation risk for high-leverage, compounding strategies in crypto perpetual futures, particularly during overnight hours when the liquidation occurred, source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 15, 2025.